SILVIA PEREZ
*** **** **** ******, ********, NJ *7514 973-***-****
**********@*******.***
EDUCATION:
May 2008 ST PETERS COLLEGE, Jersey City, NJ
Graduate Master of Business Administration - Finance
GPA: 3.65
June 2005 BERKELEY COLLEGE, West Paterson, NJ
Graduate Bachelor of Science Degree
Major: Business Administration - Accounting
Awards/Achievements: *Dean's List
EXPERIENCE:
January 2008 to Avis Budget Car Rental Group, Parsippany, NJ
Present Accountant II / Acting Supervisor - Fleet
Accounting Department
. Track & Record all collections relating buyback
vehicle sales for the US
. Verify that all adjustments are correctly accounted
for in the buyback system
. Reviews, approves and record month-end journal entries to
account for all buyback adjustments and accruals for any
unapplied GM & Ford Buyback cash
. Supervises and mentors sales processing staff relating to
vehicle sales and all related adjustments
. Analyze balance sheets accounts quarterly and prepare final
J/E entries for adjustments
. Prepare monthly Financial Statements Closing schedule
. Perform extensive reconciliation of all vehicle sales
and deposits
. Update and run query programs daily to extract data
for all buyback vehicle sales processed at WHQ
. Identify, investigate and account for all variances on cash
reconciliations and cash items from all deposits relating
to vehicle sales
. Track and record all incentive collections received
from the various manufacturers
. Audit incentive payments received to determine if amount
collected agrees with manufacturer's contract
. Coordinates deposits of all incentive collections for
the US
. Updates all incentive logs and prepare monthly
incentive collection summary
July 2006
January 2008 Accountant - Fleet Accounting
Department
. Functioned as the manufacture liaison to expedite the
repurchase of reject vehicles
. Analyzed vehicle suspense and licensee payable
accounts
. Prepared month-end journal entries to account for all
charge backs
. Managed timely repurchase of reject vehicles to
optimize fleet utilization
. Updated fleet database to reflect the repurchase of
rejected vehicles
. Coordinated with vehicle manufacturers to prevent
erroneous charge backs
March 2002 to CSI INTERNATIONAL, Red Bank, NJ
April 2005 Payroll Associate
. Managed multi-state payroll for 1500 employees and
handled weekly tax reports
. Entered vacations and off-cycles into the computer
database
. Determined payroll liabilities by entering tax, 401k,
and direct deposit information
. Provided internal and external customer service
. Printed and distributed all checks
. Handled disability and employment verifications
. Processed timesheets and payroll reports through ADP
system
. Entered new hires, termination information, and
salary changes
. Responded to all state unemployment inquiries
April 2000 to Hoffman Moving and Storage, Ramsey, NJ
January 2002 Staff Accountant/Accounts Payable
. Prepared monthly journal entries & balance sheets
account reconciliations
. Maintained driver statements and monthly charge backs
. Analyzed accounts payable, approved and coded
. Responsible for approving bills from suppliers,
customers, shipment and office expenses
. Reconciled driver expense reports
. Entered information into the General Ledger
. Handled payment negotiations and settlements with
vendors
SKILLS: *Windows *Microsoft Office
*Oracle *GEAC *CMS *IMS *QuickBooks
*PeopleSoft *Bilingual English/Spanish *ADP
*JD Edwards